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The Great War

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videorecording

The Great War

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Originally produced by PBS in 2017

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Drawing on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, THE GREAT WAR tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known aś ђجdoughboyś.ђح The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native Americań ђجcode talkerśђح and others whose participation in the war tó ђجmake the world safe for democracýђح has been largely forgotten.. THE GREAT WAR explores how a brilliant PR man bolstered support for the war in a country hesitant to put lives on the line for a foreign conflict; how President Woodrow Wilson steered the nation through years of neutrality, only to reluctantly lead America into the bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen, thereby transforming the United States into a dominant player on the international stage; and how the ardent patriotism and determination to support Americáђةs crusade for liberty abroad led to one of the most oppressive crackdowns on civil liberties at home in U.S. history. It is a story of heroism and sacrifice that would ultimately claim 15 million lives and profoundly change the world forever.. "Detailed and entertaining...full of arresting images and startling snippets." -- The New York Times

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